My primary interest is in the evolutionary
biology of plant parasitic nematodes. Most of the research in my lab focuses
on questions of systematics or evolutionary genetics. Since so many nematodes
are agricultural pests, developing diagnostic methods is also part of the
business. We favor molecular methods, particularly in light of their versatility
and the nature of nematodes. One ongoing project is the characterization
of all the nematodes in a single location, using a standard set of molecular
characters. I hope this effort to assess nematode biodiversity will show
up in the Nematodes of the Northern Great Plains Home Page soon.